Date Approved
5-9-2005
Embargo Period
4-12-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in School and Public Librarianship
Department
Special Educational Services/Instruction
College
College of Education
Advisor
Shontz, M. L.
Subject(s)
Elementary school libraries--New Jersey; Instructional materials personnel--New Jersey
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Abstract
The purpose of this experimental study was to determine which public relations methods would best inform the first through fifth grade classroom teaching staff at Holly Heights School about the work of the library media center, the roles of the library media specialist, and the research that states how important collaborative educational activities are for students, so that teaching staff members would choose to participate in some type of collaborative instructional activities with the library media specialist to benefit the students. This study was conducted with 18 first through fifth grade teaching staff members at Holly Heights Elementary School in Millville, New Jersey using three variables. Pre-experimental and post-experimental treatment observations were recorded and examined.
The researcher concluded that no one public relations method informed or influenced the subjects to actively seek out collaborative educational activities with the library media specialist. Other conclusions included the fact that there was an interest in collaborative activities in the future, that the amount of time for information sharing with the subjects needs to be increased, and that time to plan collaborative educational activities is a major concern to teachers.
Recommended Citation
Galarza, Kathleen, "An experimental study in promoting collaborative instructional activities" (2005). Theses and Dissertations. 999.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/999
